laundry

I was asked about how laundry is done here. Everyone has a net like laundry bag for which they put their dirty laundry. You bring your laundry to an Indian national working for a British contract through Russia, Sadish, in the morning. You then come back the next day to pick up your bag. What they do is tie up the bag and throw it in a big washing machine amongst similar bags. When done they pull the bag out and throw it in the dryer. Simple, right?

There are a few caveats that one learns about. 1) Do not overload your bag (meaning more than a few items) otherwise it comes back wet. 2) Do not buy a white laundry bag. Most Marines bought theirs here and they all look alike. I, thankfully, bought a black one and thus easy for Sadish to find my bag. 3) If you need something back the same day then tip the guy a couple bucks. This will get your items fully dried and folded. 4) Do not get upset if somehow women’s underwear/bras end up in your bag. There is no message here; it is just not a perfect science. I personally have not lost any garments or gained any garments, but others have. Usually it is the women finding that their underwear is missing!

The other service that the laundry guy offers is bracelets. He makes them out of different military cords and weaves in names or patterns. Pictures below.

Cheerio

p.s. you will find humor in that the chaplin tracked me down after mass today (that's right they do have mass on the weekdays too). Apparently he heard that I was learning the guitar and he wants me to strum along the hymms on Sundays. That should be wild. Only advantage is that everyone else will have their horrible singing drowned out by my grinding guitar sounds mimicking a cat being skinned. More news of this in future blogs.








Handicrafts of the laundry man. Making good use of that 550 cord.










Laundry complex.



















Laundry in a box.

Sadish.